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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups, quick takes on news of the day, and reporting from the campaign trail, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening this election year. You just have to keep up with us.More from NPR Politics Podcast »

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Quick Take: Paris Climate Summit

Here's what you need you know about the big climate summit world leaders are holding in Paris over the next two weeks. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House Correspondent; Scott Detrow, campaign reporter; Nell Greenfieldboyce, Correspondent with NPR's Science desk. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.

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Quick Take: Campaign Apps

Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has an app. And he's not the only one. This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Scott Detrow, campaign reporter; Amita Kelly, digital editor. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.

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Weekly Roundup: Tuesday, November 24

In this special Thanksgiving edition of the weekly roundup, the NPR Politics team swaps stories of when Thanksgiving and politics intersect. Plus in political news: President Obama's meeting with French President Francois Hollande, Donald Trump's heated rhetoric about Muslims and Syrian refugees, and what Muslim Americans are feeling in the middle of it all. This episode: campaign reporters Sam Sanders, Asma Khalid, and Sarah McCammon, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.

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Weekly Roundup: Friday, November 20

This week: The Paris attacks put national security, immigration — even how we talk about tragedy on Facebook — in the spotlight. Plus what the NPR Politics team just 'can't let go' this week. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent, Scott Detrow, political and technology reporter, and Sam Sanders, campaign reporter. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

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Quick Take: Candidate Books

If you're running for President, a campaign book is practically a requirement. But why? And what do they actually reveal? This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Danielle Kurtzleben, digital political reporter; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

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Quick Take: Paris Terror Attacks

The politics and policy ramifications of the November 14 terrorist attacks in Paris. This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Scott Horsley, White House correspondent; Mara Liasson, national political correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

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Quick Take: The Battle for Control of the GOP

What does it mean to be a Republican today? The GOP's presidential candidates are fighting to answer that question. This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Domenico Montanaro, Washington desk editor; Mara Liasson, National Political Correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

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Quick Take: Bernie Sanders and Socialism

To many voters, socialism is a dirty word. Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders wants to change that. Plus, what he could learn from Ronald Reagan about how to do it. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Danielle Kurtzleben, digital political reporter; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

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Weekly Roundup: Friday, November 13

This week: the Republican debate that was, the Democratic debate that will be, a tough moment on the trail for Hillary Clinton, and what's happening with student protests at the University of Missouri and beyond. Plus what the NPR Politics team just 'can't let go' this week. This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Danielle Kurtzleben, digital political reporter; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

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Introducing the NPR Politics Podcast

This election year, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's going on. You just have to keep up with us.

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